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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-02
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INTERLAcHES, FLA, June l.
The peach season is at hand. Francis
& Long, also Wimberly & Young, are
shipping in peck crates to New York and
Boston, realizing large prices as they
have responsible parties at the other end
to dispose of the stock. These peaches
are produced from three year old trees.
1t is now believed that the peach crop
will become a more profitable one than
the orange, but why not mix the crop on
the ground? Plant the peach alternate
with the orange. 1t will pay.
Mr.. Ed. Rumley has the most desira-
BILE ''door yard" near here. IL contains
about six acres filled with fruits and
flowers of every kind. His two year old
peach trees are now full. He has every
known tropical fruit and some that are
not tropical, as chesnuts, apples, and
northern varieties Of pears.
Capt. Anderson, of Mariners Lake,
claims TO have as large a variety and as
finely developed trees as any one but
Rumley. By the way, Capt. A. came
near losing his beautiful place last week,
DIR. -, of Atlanta, Ca, drove out TO
investigate the beauties of Mariners
Lake, and found the attraction so great
he made cash offer of - 800 for the
residence and small grove attached. The
cash-in-hand offer was tempting To the
Captain but his good wife said mo, 1
won't give,up my home for 50 trifiing a
sum-" and they still own the place and
enjoy the yacht sailing and visits of
their many friends.
Squire Allen is moving TO town, this
week, for the purpose Of building his
city home, where he expects to live the
balance of his days. His son with his
bride will run the farm.
Mr.. Adams has sold his little place for
81 400, cash, to an Ohio man.
Strawberries are five cents a quart,
and very large and fine ones they are.
Mr.. Blickenstaff has charge of the Hol-
man patch. and has more fruit than il
needed.
watermelons. home grown. are now I'm
our markets. Plums Of several varieties
are also now on sale, as also blackberries
and huckleberries. and we need not
starve.
A Cracker had some fresh venison i'm
town for sale. last week, and there is
some talk of having him prosecuted for
violating the game laws.
A new butcher shop is being erected on
Boyleston street.
Mr.. Brush is improving his property
with new porch.
A. l.. Ross is finishing up the carpen-
ters' and painters work ON the Lake
View House, and in another week Il will
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THE CREDIT FONCIER.
Condition Of the American Socialist
Colony i'm Mexico.

Condition Of the American Socialist
Colony i'm Mexico.
Los ANGELES, Cal, May 2s.-A letter
from Fred Romband to Alvin ID. Brooke,
ex-director of the Credit Foncier, is
printed here. describing the condition
of affairs at the American colony i'm To-
lobampO, Mexico, which was founded
under the direction Of A. X. Owen, who
held a special grant from the Mexican
Government. The theory of Mr.. Owen
was to found a socialistic colony, and a
great many Americans from all parts of
the United States have been arriving at
the experimental town. The writer
says:
I'VE have donenothing to produce any
thing and there is no management. 1t is
nothing but a hull. There is nothing to
full of sores, but the worse time will be
when the United States quit lending
money here. There are men who have
travelled 200 and 800 miles trying to get
work, but could not get it, not even as
poems at % cents a day. Such land AS
the Mochis tract cost in peon labor to
clear it of thorns and cactus S1S an acre.
These are the cheapest contracts that
have been let, and as for getting water
on the companies ground, they cannot
do it.
They may pump water on it with
heavy machinery. but that is the only
way. There is very little water i'm the
river now. There are some very good
people at Vegeton and they stuck to Mr..
Owen TO the very last. giving him all the
show they could. Mr.. Owen has no ex-
executive ability whatever but to throw
away money. / hope the colonists will
NOT Oaf a fOhfInO themselves
and kill each other; but / tell you hun
ger and discomfort are hard to manage"
The writer is very circumstantial in
his statements, and is very severe on
Mr.. Owen. Conflicting statements have
been recaived here for two months con-
cerning the colony, and they have not
been of a very encouraging character.
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BILLY. THE TERRIBLE KID.
An Outlaw Relates How Two Cowboys'
Lights were Put Out.
Omaha World

Lights were Fut Out.
Omaha World.
BILLY, the Kid, was, and no mistake.
a holy terror. He was one of those
strange things you come across onct in
a lifetime, and while he was as smooth
and pleasant little feller as yer could
wish tn sociate with, he filled feller
with sort % awe-I think that's the
word. lie was slim and light haired,
and his face was sort % pale; his upper
teeth stuck out little bit, and that made
him look more innocent than ever. You
somehow amt afeard of IA fellow whose
teeth sticks out i'm front. He didn't
weigh very much more than 1870 pounds,
and he was pleasant companion. His
eyes were rather pleasant until he got
mad, and then they shot fire.
II seen Billy kill two men, and he did
the job up clean. They never kicked,
and they had their lights put out in
grand shape. They was cowboys, and
they swore they'd kill the Kid cause
they'd heard SO much about him. That
time, at least, the Kid wasn't to blame.
lie hadn't killed no relatives of their'n.
Ii wasn't very fur I'm Socorro, which
wasn't much more'n n village then, and
we was in camp when the Kid and an
other fellow come mp. Now we wasn't
overglad To see Billy, cause he had
hard name; they said he'd kill man il
it 'liin hhplcn 10 Dt SUCK on the color
o his hair and sich like. But we wasn't
goin' 10 let ON. That little devil was SO
sweet on ms that you'd thought butter
would been safe i'm his mouth, and that
made us more uneasy than ever, though
there was ten % us and only two % 'em,
the Kid and the feller with him. Well
as ! was sayin', we was eatin' dinner, or
supper, fer il was after sundown, when
two fellers rode up. The Kid had seen
EN-, but he never let ON and kept ON
eatin' as material as il there wasn't no
body in "A hundred miles that was goin'
To hurt him.
when the strangers got near enough
to see the faces % the fellers eatin', one
o them said: There he is an without
more sayin' they let loose. / never saw
anybody skin around SO lively as the Kid
did: he skipped around six or eight feet,
and thought sure he was hit cause I've
seen fellers do the same way when they
had bullet straight through the heart;
but Billy he wasn't teched. The fellers
on horseback let loose twict. and then
Billy lac up with his gun-he had one o.
the purtiest Winchesters you ever laid
your eyes on-and fired twict IL was n
bullet for each man, and he brought 'em
both, each one through the heart, Billy's
pardner didn't seem 'ticularly nervous;
he sat eatin' his supyer all the time, and
seemed 10 think that the Kid could take
care o. himself When Billy had killed
the feilers he sat down again and fin
ished his supper, and then he rode away.
As he and his pal was goin', Billy said
10 us: I'm in "A hurry or Id help You
bury those ducks"
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IN THE MOATED GRANGE.
ELLA Iarrabee. the Fair Convict, aud Her
Little Romance.
New York Herald.
,ometh not" she said

"He cometh not" she said.
That's what Mariana Ella Larabee
might have said yesterday when Warden
Green turned the big key and opened
the big door and released Mariana Ella
from the moated grange of the Kings
County Penitentiary, where Mariana
Ella has been prisoner for nearly three
years.
Ella Larabee is a young and pretty
shoplifter and burglar with blonde hair.
innocent blue eyes and plump figure.
She will be recollected as the heroine OF
"A queer romance.
Shortly after she was sentenced 10 n
term of imprisonment Of three years and
half for burglary and grand larceny
in September, 1884, Daniel Shagrue,
"A Connecticut farmer with small
income, fell in love with Elias personal
charms from beautiful word picture Of
the fair burglar Hecame 10 New York
ON an express train, rushed over 10
Brooklyn, visited the penitentiary, made
himself known To the prisoner and
wanted TO be married 20 her right off.
Ella laughed at her impetuous lover at
first. but he kept up his visits, seeing her
as often as he was permitted 10 do 80 by
the prison rules, and Ella finally con-
sented 10 marry him when her termed
expired.
For two years Shagrue sent glowing
love letters, overflowing with pretty sem
timents and anticipating a happy union
this month. He also made her many
presents. . Suddenly, IL is said, Shagrue
has not written 30 frequently or so gush-
ingly, and his ardor TO wed the fair con-
vict seemed 10 have cooled somewhat.
But in his last letter he distinctly prom
ised 10 meet her at the prison yesterday
morning when Ella was released.
But Shagrue was not on hand and
Ella went away with Chaplin Bass, who
has secured her "A situation i'm the coun-
try. Elias conduct In prison was ex-
emplary, and the chaplain hopes for her
reform.
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from the introduction of a similar bill,
as was done at first, all may yet be well.
LAND GRANTS.

from the introduction OF similar Dill,
as was done at first, all may yet be well.
LAND GRANTS.
The Senate special committee to con-
slider and investigate land grants and
corporations made an elaborate report,
to-day, signed by Senators Williams,
Walker, Jr., and Miller. 1t is the most
concise and intelligible starement-al-
most attaining the dignity of a balance
sheet-ever presented on the subject.
The statements contained therein in tab
ulated form show the amount of lands
withdrawn from sale and entry for Cor
don's International Railway and Steam
ships Company foots up {, ,O64 ,O41 .02 acres
mostly in Manatee, Monroe and Dade
Counties, of which there have been sold
149, ,351. .26 acres; conveyed to other roads
and cancelled 1 ,146, ,617.O2 acres; held in
reserve ,161 ,2OO.75 acres and subject to
entry 453, ABB acres. 1t also contains
complete statement in detail of the
status of all the public lands in Manatee,
Brevard, Polk and Hillsborough COun-
ties and of all lands conveyed to each
railroad having claim thereto as fol-
lows: To the Atlantic and Gulf and
Okeechobee Drainage Company LTD
1873. .93 acres; to the Jacksonville and
Key West Company 1901 ,327.39 acres;
reserved for same 49,, 900 acres; Florida
Southern 2 ,407 ,537 SO acres; reserved for
same $3.50 900 acres; Palatka and Indian
River 115, ,096.5O acres; South Florida &c.,
S34 .01 acres; St. Johns and Halifax
River 70 ,052. 81; Pensacola and Atlantic
l 1,2i6, $50 OF acres; sold to State agents,
151 ,656.13.
The following are reported as having
failed to comply with their charters or
land grants: Florida Southern, Green
Cove Springs and Melrose, Jack
sonville, st. Augustine and Halifax
River, Tropical and PeninsuIar, Live
Oak and White Springs, Santa Fe and
st. Johns, Wildwood, Lady Lake,
Withlacoochee and Gulf. Fort
Meade, Keystone and Walk-in-
he-Water, Alachua Steam Navi-
CATION and Canal Company, Atlantic
and Mexican Gulf Canal Company,
Florida Ship Canal Company, Ockla-
waha Steam Canal, Drainage and Rail-
way Company, International Railway
and Steamship Company. CHoATE-
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skeletons Uneartlhed.


While excavating for the St. George
street sewer this week. the shovelers un-
earthed large quantity of human bones
i'm the center of the street directly in
front of the residence of Mr.. Spear.
These poor relics of mortality were
thrown to the surface from depth of
four or five feet, and consisting Of thigh
bones. pieces skulls, well-preserved teeth,
&C., specimens of which may be seen at
the Spear mansion. In the collection is
piece of skull nearly a half-inch in
thickness. A kitchen knife ground to a
point and without handle, and several
rusty spikes were thrown up with the
yellow bones. 1t is said the entire
eastern margin of Maria Sanchez
Creek. between King and Bridge
streets, was at one time vast
burial ground for a race that must have
existed here prior to the Spanish times.
Not long ago a gentleman, residing on
south st. George street, conceived the
notion that saltwater bath
would be the proper thing in his back
yard. Load after load of coquina blocks
were hauled to the spot, when everything
was in readiuess, shoveiers were EN-
ployed To throw up the earth. A few
hours of steady digging exposed to view
dozen or more human skeletons, and il
is needless to say that the project Of a
saltwater bath In that quarter was un-
ceremoniously abandoned.
The number of skeletons disturbed by
the shovelers this week on ST. George
street could not be less than ten, and al
least a half dozen were exposed to view
within the dOor-yard Of the Spear man.
sion, were connecting sewer is being
laiA
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-02
THE FLORIDA HERALD SOLD.
Absorbed by the Jacksonville Morning
News-No Fear of Yellow Fever.

Absorbed by the Jacksonville Morning
News-No Fear of Yellow Fever.
Special to the PaIatka Ne,cs.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, June 1. - The
Herald was sold to-day to the Morning
Ne,rs, which in future will be called
the Netrs- Herald Col. Graves agrees
not to start paper in year as one of
the conditions of the sale. The Ne,rs
Company say they will not have an even
splendid field to anybody wishing to
start such. Already several prominent
citizens are thinking of starting such a
paper. The Herald will make its final
issue Saturday.
In response to request of the city
council. the Board of Health held spe-
cial meeting, to-day, to discuss the ques-
tion of quarantining against Key West.
After long discussion the Board of
Health considered it Unnecessary.
A telegram was received here, this
evening. from Warrington, stating that
a Norwegian, named Frank Anderson,
was drowned this morning, in Pensa-
cola Bay, en- route from Warrington to
Pensacola on the steamer Willie G. The
body has not been recovered.
A company of citizens was formed,
this afternoon, to pave Jacksonville with
cypress blocks. The company states
they can do the paving for seventy-five
cents and a dollar, while the present
contractor, Mr.. Hayes, charges $1.25 per
square yard. CARTER.
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THE TURF.

NEW YORK. June There was but a
slender attendance at Jerome Park to-
day. The rain had made the track deep
quarters of a mile, Pampero won: Bri-
tannic, second; Ichahan, third. Time:
1:1s!.
| The second race, Croton handicap
one mile, Etrus, first: Stone Buck, sec
ond; Bankrupt, third. Time: AS.
The third race, for all years, one mile
and furlong, Hypasia beat: Pomona.
second; Lottery, third. Time: a:014.
In the fourth race, all ages, mile and
five-sixtecnths, Phil Lee beat Enigma in
in 2:264.
The fifth race, for all ages, seven fur
longs, Petticoat, first: Neptunus. second:
Young Duke, third. Time: "a.
The sixth race, one and three-eighth
miles, over six hurdles, Will Davis, first:
Goldfellow, second: Brunava, third.
Time: 2:544. Mutuals paid $95.
CINCINNATI, June 1.-The track at La
tonia was IN bad condition for the races
to-day. In the first race, for three year
olds and upwards, of six furlOngs. there
were thirteen starters; John Henry, first,
Jennie Mcfarland, second: Alfred, third.
Time:1;iGa.
The second race, maidens of all ages,
seven furlongs, Governor, first: Blue
Times, second; Walker, third. Time:
lbs.
The third race, one mile. Little Minch
won; Font, second; Biddy Bowling,
third. Time: :46s.
The fourth race for fillies, three years
old, mile and sixteenth. Grisette won:
HindOO Rose, second; Comedie, third.
Time: :5S.
In the fifth race, for the Latonia cup,
all ages, one and three-quarter miles,
FOsteral was first; Kalootah, second;
O'Fallon, third. Time: 3:134.
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Debt Statement.

WASHINGTON, June THE debt state
ment issued to-day shows that the de-
crease of the public debt during the
month of May to be IS, 1885,, ,997 IS. De
crease of the debt since June 80, 1886. is
$92 .S54 ,921 21; Cash in treasury, 1885,,
269, ,526 O5; gold certificates outstanding
800, 800, ,971; silver certificates Outstand-
ing, $139, ,143, 1928; certificates of deposit
outstanding, 5000, 900; legal tenders
outstanding, $346, ,6S1 ,O16; fractional cur
rency mot including amount estimated
as lost or destroyed, Sc, ,947 ,322 81: inter
est bearing debt, 81 ,O9s, ,O24. .9.5 81; debt
on which interest has ceased, SO,
4O3 Os.
Debt bearing no interest, $780,. 49,
773 81. Total debt, 81 ,697 ,542, Isl SO.
Gold holdings of the United States Treas
ury have increased $50, ,0OO, 900 since May
1. There has been very little change in
the silver circulation during the past
month. The demand for notes of small
denominations continues heavy, and far
exceeds the supply. The appropriation
for printing small silver certificates is
well nigh exhausted, and nothing can be
done to meet the large orders constantly
coming in until the appropriation for the
next fiscal year becomes available.
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New York's Cotton Exchange.

New YORK. June THE annual re-
port of the President of the Cotton Ex-
change, read at yesterdays meeting.
shows that the transactions in actual
cotton reaches 313,6O7 bales, against
4SS, ,977 in 1885 and 533 ,6O1 in 1886 There
are 545 members, of whom AL are ac-
tive. The balance in the gratuity fund
is x45. and the treasurer's balance
81, 125. The Exchange building is said
to be the best paying for rental purposes
down town, in proportion TO the capital
expended. The revenue from it last
year was S63.91s. and the expense of
running it $i9.SS1.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-02
Paris Ouieting Down.

PARIS, June There has been no
repetition to-day of the disturbances
made last night i'm front of the opera
house in favor of Boulanger, and the
excitement has generally subsided. The
Radical press..to-d again denounce the
Rouvier Cabinet, while the Conservative
papers rejoice at the rupture between the
Radicals and Opportunists, as they hope
that the split will result in profit for the
Conservatives.
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FIVE NEW CASES.
Yellow Fever not Dying Ont at Key West
Only Strangers Attacked

Yellow Fever not Dying Ont at Key West
Only Strangers Attacked
Special to the PIIGtAd Netrs-
KEY WEST, FLA, June Up to last
night hopes were entertained that the
new cases have developed. the last one
being Mr.. Hudson. who is from Geor-
gia, and is foreman of the Equator
newspaper office. All of the patients
are sent to the barracks hospital where
competent set of nurses are prepared
to give them the necessary attention.
Though none but strangers have been
taken, grave fears are entertained that
it may become epidemic. Morn.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-02
NOT SATISFIED.

Toledo Cadets wish Another Contest
with the Lomax Rifles.
TOLEDO, o., June 1.-The feeling is
strong here that the Toledo Cadets were
unjustly treated in the National Drill at
Washington, where they were given the
seventh place. They were received with
an ovation to-day on their return. The
Tri-State Fair Association, whose fair
occurs here next September. offers to
back the Cadets against the Lomax Ri
fies for s. 900 side, the drill to occur
at the fair
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-02
NUMBER II.

he in complete order-as fine little hotel
as can be found.
f. NJ. Markley is adding fine veranda
To his residence ON fremont street
Late arrivals at the Lake View House
are: l. +. Ramsey, New Orleans; A.
III. Stone, Florida; Thos. +. King. Rose
Hill, Ia; j. 7. Sudin, Tennessee; S. Z.
Watson, Jacksonville; S. S. Small, Iowa;
w. Z. Henley, Cisco, Fla; Mrs. NJ. p.
Miller, Philadelphia; Miss Maggie Lock
wood, Iuka, Miss: A. Traber, Savannah;
DIR. r.. NJ. Cohen. Atlanta; John Chip
man. Bowling Green, Fla.
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He was a Churchman.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, June PRO
bate Judge Lyman Follett has been miss
ing for several days, and inquiry shows
large shortage in his accounts.
Nearly every estate in the Probate
Court is suffering where funds passed
through Follett's hands. 1t appears that
Follett speculated heavily in wheat in
Chicago, losing large amounts He was
a prominent churchman and has wife
and three children.
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a Wife Murderer Hanged.

JERSEY CITY, N. j., June 1.-George
III. Disque, the wife murderer, suffered
the extreme penalty of the law in the
westerly corridor of the Hudson County
Jail, Jersey City, few minutes after 10
O'Clock this morning. The condemned
man maintained his fortitude to the last.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-02

New Yook Evening SUN UndD
There can be nothing but good wishes
for Mr.. Cleveland and his wife. except
the thanks of all the people whom he
rules for such delightful example of
true domesticity as he sets. He has
solitude is deep to celebrate the first an
niversary Of day sweeter to him than
any wherein his great victories in the
busy world were recorded.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-02

Prof. Spencer r. Baird Seriously HI.
WASHINGTON, June 1.-Prof. Spencer
F. Baird, the well known scientist and
astronomer of the Smithsonian Institute,
is dangerously ill, at his residence in
this city, of an affection of the heart.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-02

IF have correctly stated the aims and
tendencies of the two parties, the Repub-
lican party is the only one fit to carry
out such policy our adversaries may
brood over the dead past and mourn the
decay of Confederate ideas, but Republi-
cans hail with unbounded satisfaction
every advance of our country in strength
and power, at home and abroad. 1t
seems to us that this is consistent with
the full powers of state, country and To-
cal sovereignty, reaching to every fam
lily and homestead in the land. We
mourn over no lost causes but look for
ward, hopefully, to reap for future gen
erations the great benefits conferred by
the sacrifices and services of our patriot
soldiers in the preservation of the Union
and abolition of slavery.
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Suspended by the Neck.

JACKSON, Miss, June 1.-Wm. Steele
was hanged here, to-day, for the murder
of Nelson Potter. He protested his inno-
cence to the last, and showed no fear of
death. About twenty-five persons wit
messed the execution.
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Pound Dead ON the Public Highway.

ATLANTA. GA, june 1.-On Monday
morning, the dead body of William Ech-
OILS, terribly mutilated, was found on the
public road near Rabun Gap. Last
night a negro man named Charlie Ed
ward was arrested for the crime Scan
dal is said to be at the bottom of il.
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The Thistle Beats the Trek.

the Royal Thames fifty mile course was
won by the Thistle, which ran the
course i'm six hours: the Irex covered the
distance i'm six hours and twenty-three
minutes and Genesta i'm six hours and
twenty-five minutes. The Thistle
achieved brilliant victory.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-02

Democracy, through Cleveland, has
given peace 10 the country and bust
ness boom TO the South because of that
peace and restored confidence. Why.
should the country desire to substitute
Republicanism for Democracy, and why
should the South desire to substitute any
Democrat for Cleveland.
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Poss Once Iusueesor Resigns.

WASHINGTON, June Clark Howell,
Post Office Inspector at Atlanta, has re-
signed